An event of unprecedented publication: to mark the centenary of its Foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in 20th century British history, since its foundation by Kell captain in the British army in October 1909, through two world wars, up to and including its present role in counter-espionage and the fight against terrorism. The book described how MI5 was handled, which has relations with the Government, where he triumphed and where it failed. In the whole of this restriction is was placed on the judgments rendered by the author.Defend the Kingdom also dramatically adds our knowledge of many famous events and well-known individuals and fixed permanently to rest a number of persistent myths. Above all, it shows the place of this organization already extremely quiet in the United Kingdom. Some books could be such an immediate and extraordinary increase in our understanding of British history over the past century. To learn more...
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